Brothers in Arms

''War as it should be described - ordinary men facing extraordinary horror'' The Times
''Epic and moving...Holland brings this cramped universe vividly to life'' Daily Telegraph
''Does not disappoint... Holland takes us down to the individual''s experience'' Times Literary Supplement
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From the bestselling author of Normandy ''44 and Sicily ''43, a brilliant new history of the last days of the war.

It took a certain type of courage to serve in a tank in the Second World War. Encased in steel, surrounded by highly explosive shells, a big and slow-moving target, every crew member was utterly vulnerable to enemy attack from all sides. Living - and dying - in a tank was a brutal way to fight a war.

The Sherwood Rangers were one of the great tank regiments. They had learned their trade the hard way, in the burning deserts of North Africa. From D-Day onwards, they were in the thick of